"When urbanity decays, civilization suffers and decays with it."

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Source : James Norman Hall (1942). “Under a Thatched Roof”

James Norman Hall

#Civilization Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Decay Quotes

“I've let go of being a super perfectionist on every single note and wanting the pitch to be absolutely perfect all of the time. I grew up watching the best of the best.”

Source : "Solange Knowles On Nas, Juvenile And Dance Moves". Interview with Frannie Kelley, www.wbur.org. February 12, 2014.
“For death is life. It is only living that is lifeless.”

Source : Mervyn Peake (2007). “Gormenghast”, p.72, The Overlook Press
“A glance at the history of European poetry is enough to inform us that rhyme itself is not indispensable. Latin poetry in the classical age had no use for it, and the kind of Latin poetry that does rhyme - as for instance the medieval 'Carmina Burana' - tends to be somewhat crude stuff in comparison with the classical verse that doesn't.”
“Having lasted for 4,000 years, the use of nature's materials to express ideas about nature may be expected to continue. The best garden designs are produced with an awareness of the art, science, history, geography, philosophy, social habits and construction techniques of their period.”
“As a leader you can get sidetracked but you have to complete your mission”
“You must have some money if you are going to live simply. It need not be much, but you must have some.”
“The culture is still there, and people are still doing it. I imagine some people are doing it very well indeed. As for me, it definitely was my native literary culture. Science fiction was where I'm from, but on the way to now, I went through a lot of other territory, and I wasn't really that culturally conventional an SF writer when I started.”
“Nothing lasts forever, so live it up; drink it down, laugh it off, avoid the bullshit. Take chances and never have regrets because, at one point, everything you did was exactly what you wanted.”

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